• Gov. McDonnell's Education Reform Efforts Produce Mixed Results for Virginia
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   March 11, 2013
• In his final push in the General Assembly this year, the governor backed successful bills to reform the state's schools. But on some signature issues, he fell short.

• Wisconsin Passes Mining Bill, Groups Vow Lawsuits
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   March 8, 2013
• A newly passed bill in Wisconsin relaxes environmental and permitting regulations to pave the way for a new mining in the state. Several groups have vowed to fight new mining in court.

• Chicago Revenue Would Dip Under Gov. Quinn's Budget Plan
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   March 8, 2013
• The governor's proposed budget would cut Chicago's share of money from the state income tax, a move one group says could cost the city as much as $31 million.

• Philadelphia Officials Vote to Close 23 Schools Amid Protests
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Philadelphia   |   March 8, 2013
• The vote capped a long series of protests, rallies, and public outcries against what appears to be one of the largest mass school closings in the nation's history.

• Public Preschool's Test Case: Oklahoma
• Source: Wall Street Journal   |   Oklahoma   |   March 8, 2013
• In 1998, Oklahoma lawmakers passed one of the nation's first state-funded preschool programs for all 4-year-olds.

• As Voting Rights Act is Debated in Court, Bronx Offers a Case Study
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   March 8, 2013
• The Bronx offers a case study into arguments for and against continuing the half-century effort to monitor elections through a racial prism.

• Medicaid Program Overbilled $10M by Adult Day Cares in New Jersey
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   March 8, 2013
• Several adult day care centers billed the state Medicaid program for services they did not provide and, in many cases, for patients who were not even there, the state comptroller announced.
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• Detroit Mayor Bing Won't Try to Block Emergency Financial Manager
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 7, 2013
• Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday he won't contest Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to appoint an emergency financial manager for the devastated city he leads, saying the City Council can appeal if it wants to, but it's "a fight we cannot win."
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• Historic School-Funding Case Heads to Colorado Supreme Court
• Source: Denver Post   |   Colorado   |   March 7, 2013
• The suit alleges the state's current school-funding system fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" system of education as outlined in the Colorado Constitution.

• Government Technology Names Top 25 Innovators
• Source: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   March 7, 2013
• Governing's sister publication recognize the hardest working and most innovative individuals in the public sector.
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• After Newtown, States Go Different Directions on School Safety
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   March 6, 2013
• States have pursued a variety of proposals on school safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings.

• Minneapolis May Make it More Expensive to Run for Mayor Than Governor
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Minneapolis   |   March 6, 2013
• The city is considering raising the fee to discourage frivolous candidates, but critics say it could dampen the spirit of democracy.

• Los Angeles Mayoral Race Headed to May Runoff
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles   |   March 6, 2013
• Two veterans of Los Angeles politics, Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel, pushed ahead of six other candidates in initial election returns Tuesday and appeared to be well-positioned to advance to a May runoff to become the city's next mayor.

• In L.A. School Board Race, 2 Backers of Superintendent in the Lead
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Los Angeles   |   March 6, 2013
• In a school board election that attracted national money and attention as a referendum on the reform policies of Supt. John Deasy, candidates who favored his agenda were leading in two of three races.

• Odd Allies Join Forces to Fight Municipal Bond Taxes
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   March 6, 2013
• The push for reliable roads and bridges is bringing together a strange-bedfellows coalition: not only cities and counties whose economies rely on such projects but also soybean farmers, truckers and state transit advocates.

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